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SUMMARY :
A large clinical research team is opening a brand new, exciting opportunity to start your career within research for an Animal Research Tech in Lafayette, IN.
Being a vital member of the team, as it's supporting crucial projects for innovative and advanced solutions for current and future problems in animal and human health.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
- Working hands-on with Vets and other research staff to ensure animals are getting the top level of care possible. There is a manual aspect to this role and it also requires a high level of attention to detail in order to follow all research and trial policies.
- We have some teams that focus more with large animals (horses, pigs, cows, etc)
- Some teams that work more with smaller animals (mice, rabbits, rodents, etc).
- Other than the types of animals you would work with, the daily tasks are the same on each team.
- About 40% of the day will be providing animal care, another 40% will be maintaining their housing and living environments
- 20% - 30% is training in more advanced technical skills to support researchers and Gnotobiotics, recording data, quality assurance, animal health and welfare monitoring, along with other administrative tasks.
BENEFITS :
- Offering an opportunity to get your foot in the door within the research industry
- Marketable skills to your resume
- Pay and career advancements long term
- Day Shift; Monday - Friday
- PTO and Paid Holidays (Will get paid AND not have to work on the major holidays!)
QUALIFICATIONS :
1) High school diploma or equivalent required
2) Six months or more performing animal care
3) Must be able to have indirect and direct physical contact with multiple species of animals
4) Must have interest and ability to perform physically demanding job duties
NICE TO HAVES :
1) Animal certifications (LAT, ALAT, LATG, etc) or animal schooling (vet tech, AS or BS studies, etc) is a huge plus but not required.
2) Animal research experience is also a huge plus
3) Experience from Farming, Barn hand, 4H, etc. experience is a huge plus
- I am scheduling interviews for this position ASAP and conducting phone interviews as early as today. All candidates will be considered immediately within 24 hours of applying directly to Grace Williams .